Now to rihanna and the selfies from thailand that stirred up trouble because that animal on her shoulder son to protected species list. Rob nelson has the story. &#9834; Reporter: When pop diva rihanna takes to social media it's her sexy side that raises eyebrows. This morning, this picture she posted over the weekend that not only has people talking, it's landed two men in hot water. Rihanna, trying to do something cute, simple, sweet, is in the middle of a controversy. Reporter: The 25-year-old barbados-born beauty shared the picture with this little guy. Writing look who was talking dirty to me. In thailand, her new friend is more precious than diamonds. A rare primate known as a slow laurie. Her picture gantd more than 200,000 likes from around the globe. But what thai officials don't like is these animals being illegally trotted out for tourists. A 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were charged with possess of protected animals. She called attention to the problem. Reporter: Her camp did not return calls from abc, but even if she had no idea she would be coming to the rescue of these guys, she undoubtedly now has a few furry new fans under her umbrella. For "good morning america," rob nelson, abc news, new york.

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Amanda Bynes Attacks Rihanna on Twitter

The troubled actress calls the singer ugly and accuses her of "tryin to be white."

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